Sugar manufacturing developed through researchMitani Seito was founded in 1804 during the Edo Period. It is one of the few sugar manufacturers using the traditional method of sugar production for over 200 years. |
Passing on the industryMitani Seito has kept old documents including an application to manufacture sugar which was submitted to the clan in 1804. It states that they would be learning sugar making techniques from Shukei Sakiyama. After many years of work, sugar production became a major industry in Tosan during the Edo Period. |
Concentration of Japanese goodnessMitani Seito still uses the manufacturing tools designated as Important Tangible Folk-cultural Properties, keeping the traditional production methods using mostly manual labor. The methods require a lot of work, skill and time. Mitani Seito ”wasanbon” can only be produced with the traditional methods. The sugar with refined sweetness is the concentration all that is good about Japan. |
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- Mitani Seito Hane Sanuki Hompo
- 156-8 Umayado, Higashikagawa, Kagawa
- URL http://www.wasanbon.com/